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6-year-old surprised by dad's return

First-grader Declan Osborne has been counting down 11 months for his father to return from his National Guard deployment. He thought he still had a few days to go Tuesday, but his dad had a surprise in store for him.

First-grader Declan Osborne has been counting down 11 months for his father to return from his National Guard deployment. He thought he still had a few days to go Tuesday, but his dad had a surprise in store for him.

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Updated: 6:31 PM EST Jan 5, 2016

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WEBVTT FOR THE BIGTH MOMENT. REPORTER: PEMBROKE VILLAGE SCHOOL WAS BUZZING TODAY, A BIG SURPRISE, THE BEST SURPRISE, HAS BEEN BREWING HERE FOR WEEKS. TODAY A FIRST GRADE BOY HAD HIS WISH GRANTED, HIS PRAYERS ANSWERED, AND IN AN INSTANT ALL WAS RIGHT WITH THE WORLD. >> I THINK HE'S GOING TO PROBABLY LIKE MAYBE YELL AND HOPEFULLY HUG ME. REPORTER: DANA OSBORNES WHO BEEN BACK SINCE FRIDAY, BUT HIS 6-YEAR-OLD HAS NO IDEA, HE THINK THERE'S ARE SEVEN MORE WAKEUPS BEFORE HE GETS TO SEE DAD. >> THE SCHOOL HAS BEEN VERY SUPPORTIVE OF MY DEPLOYMENT, WE THOUGHT WOULD IT BE A GREAT IDEA TO DO I HERE. >> REMEMBER TWO WEEKS AGO WHEN MR. SKARUPA CAME AND TALKED ABOUT THE WEATHER? REPORTER: THE CLASS THINKS THEY'RE HAVING A SPECIAL GUEST READER, AND THAT'S WHY THE NEWS 9 CAMERA IS TRE. THE TEACHER THOUGHT O EVERYTHING. >> HI, WANT TO GIVE ME A HUG I MISSED YOU. REPORTER: IT'S A HUG THAT GOES ON AND O AND ON. DECKLIN'S TEACHERS SAY IT'S THE QUIETEST HE'S EVE BEEN. >> YOU WANT TO COME HOME WITH ME TODA >> DO YOU HAVE ANY WORDS IN YOUR HEART TO DESCRIBE HOW YOU'RE FEELING? >> GOOD. >> GOOD. ARE YOU SURPRISED? IS THIS THE BEST HAPPY SURPRISE EVER? YEAH? REPORTER: THE MOMENT, NOT LOST ON 6-YEAR-OLDS WHO SAT STOCK STILL, TAKING IT ALL IN, AND GETTING IT. >> DR. MR. OSBORNE, THANK YOU FOR SAVING OUR COUNTRY. >> MR. OSBORNE, THANK Y FOR PROTECTING OUR COUNTRY. REPORTER: THEY SKYPEED EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS, B THE HUMAN TOUCH TRUMPS SCREEN TIME EVERY TIME. >> YES, MU TALLER, MUCH MORE GROW UP. STILL HAND SOM THOUGH. REPORTER: THEY SKIPPED OUT OF OF CLASS EARLY, TURNS OUT SOME THINGS ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN SCHOOL. SERGEANT OSBORNE IS A FULL-TIME ARMY NATIONAL GUARDS MAN BASED IN NASHUA.

6-year-old surprised by dad's return

First-grader Declan Osborne has been counting down 11 months for his father to return from his National Guard deployment. He thought he still had a few days to go Tuesday, but his dad had a surprise in store for him.